Twenty-Ninth Annual
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Citywide Interfaith Worship Service
17 JANUARY 2016
Buddhist Chant………………….…………………….. Minako Shibazaki
SGI USA
PRAYER FOR OUR NATION………..………….…..…Rev. Leslie Hollon
Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church
4:00 P.M.
ORGAN PRELUDE……………………..…….……….…..…Loyd LeBlanc
Sikh Chant………………………………………….. Hardeep Singh Raina
Sikh Dharamsal
Organist,St. Gerard
FAITH BANNER PROCESSIONAL ................................. Faith Groups
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER……….…Rev.James Amerson
Pastor, St. Paul UMC Church
Psalm 150
HOST CONGREGATION WELCOME………..…Father James E. Shea
AND CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor, St. Gerard Church
OPENING HYMN……………….………San Antonio Archdiocesan Choir
GUEST SPEAKER…………………….……….. ….Judge Jason Pulliam
Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals
REFLECTION…………………………………………….……Allee Wallace
Second Baptist Church
Rick McLaughlin, Director
LITANY OF CELEBRATION……………..………Dominique Preyor-Johnson,
THE OFFERING………………………………….Rev. Dr. Dick Cheatham
University United Methodist Church
Mt. Zion 1st Baptist
(Please stand)
L: Today, we come to remember a great humanitarian and man of faith — the Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
All: It is good to remember and celebrate the legacy of his love. May our faith
lead us to always practice love and respect for all humanity and seek the higher
ground of compassion and reconciliation.
L: The Dream is alive for those who pursue peace and selflessness for the sake of
human dignity and spiritual well being.
All: We remember the power of faith today and the power that faith can bring to
those who seek Truth, Justice, and Righteousness in their daily lives. Faith is
always above fear, and we shall pursue that Faith within us to ensure we are no
longer hostages of darkness and ignorance. We endeavor to keep the Dream
alive. This is our commitment so others may yet be free in Faith, Hope, and Love.
Amen!
INVOCATION......................................Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller
THE OFFERTORY…………... ....…
San Antonio Archdiocesan Choir
Rick McLaughlin, Director
(Proceeds to benefit the MLK Scholarship Fund)
REFLECTION………………………………Arathi School of Indian Dance
A PRAYER FOR PEACE…………………..….Rabbi David Komerofsky
Rabbi, Temple Chai
CLOSING SONG…………………………………………….…………….All
“We Shall Overcome”
BENEDICTION………………...………………...…Rev. Robert Jemerson
Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Archdiocese of San Antonio
PRAISE DANCE…………………………………….…Childress Memorial
RECESSIONAL …..…………………….………………Cantor Julie Berlin
Oseh Shalom
Temple Beth-El
Dawn Sance, Director
BLOWING OF THE SHOFAR (RAM’S HORN)……………..Daniel Klein
RECEPTION IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA…..…..………………….All
Ba’al Tekiah, Temple Beth-El
A PRAYER OF UNDERSTANDING………….……...Imam Omar Shakir
Imam, Masjid Balal
MLK COMMISSION GREETINGS…………………………Dr. John Abdo
MLK Interfaith Worship Service Committee Chairman
Brandon A. Logan
MLK Commission Chair
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness;
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We Shall Overcome
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL
We shall overcome; we shall overcome, We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, We shall overcome some day
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
CITYWIDE INTERFAITH WORSHIP SERVICE
We’ll walk hand in hand; we’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, We’ll walk hand in hand some day
We shall live in peace; we shall live in peace,
We shall live in peace some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, We shall live in peace some day
The Lord will see us through; the Lord will see us through
The Lord will see us through some day,
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe
The Lord will see us through some day.
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WORDS OF HOPE
“But let Justice run down like a river
and Righteousness like a mighty Stream.”
(Amos 5:24)[NKJV]
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In Recognition of San Antonio Interfaith Groups:
Community of Churches for Social Action – Gayle Johnson and Rev. Herman Price
Interreligious Council of San Antonio – Dr. Peggy Starkey
peaceCENTER San Antonio – Rev. Ann Helmke
Race Unity Day – Wini Barnum Newman
San Antonio Community of Congregations – Jeanne Goodlin
Tri-faith Dialogue – Barbie Gorelick Callanan
United Communities of San Antonio – Maudie Muraida and Megan Fisher Kluger
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Acknowledgements: We thank the members of St. Gerard Catholic Church. And also
the Ushers of Second Baptist Church. We thank the National Council of Jewish
Women, the Sikh Faith Community (Sikh Dharamsal), the Temple Beth-El Brotherhood,
and the Baha’i Faith Community for the food and refreshments. With Special thanks to
Rhonda Grimm for graphic design.
The MLK Interfaith Worship Service Planning Committee: Dr. John Abdo, Baha’i
Faith Representative; Rev. Dr. Dick Cheatham, University United Methodist Church;
Jeanne Goodlin, San Antonio Community of Congregations; Nettie Hinton, Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church; Rev. Dr. Robert Jemerson, Second Baptist Church; Ms.
Judy Lackritz, Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio;
Imam Abdur-Rahim Muhammad, Masjid Bilal, Ms. Maudie Muraida, United
Communities of San Antonio; Gloria Ray, St. Paul United Methodist Church; Hardeep
Singh Raina, Sikh Dharamsal, and Rachel Walsh, CRC of the Jewish Federation and
Temple Beth-El.
Hosted by
MLK Commission of San Antonio
at the
St. Gerard Catholic Church
1523 Iowa Street
San Antonio, TX 78203
Sunday, 17 January 2016, 4:00 P.M.
Attend The March:
Monday, 10:00 A.M., 18 January 2016
From MLK Freedom Bridge on Martin Luther King Street
to Pittman-Sullivan Park (1101 Iowa Street)